West Virginia state Schools Superintendent Steve Paine has picked Clayton Burch, who served Paine’s predecessor as chief academic officer, to be the No. 2 official in the state Department of Education.

Paine also announced in a Wednesday news release that he has picked Lou Maynus, the Kanawha County public school system’s assistant superintendent...

RESAs still might request money for next year despite dissolution order
Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail

Gov. Jim Justice’s education bill, which he signed into law last month, cut $3.7 million from West Virginia’s eight Regional Education Service Agencies and ordered their dismantlement — at least in name.

Although House Bill 2711 cut the agencies’ funding, it also said they could continue to exist until school boards of the counties within them...